The staff at our Dunkin Donuts are all Sri Lankan

[conuly]

Which is hardly surprising - we live in the largest Sri Lankan community outside of Sri Lanka. But sometimes I forget, except today I went in to pick up a coffee and a chai and do you know what the best part is? No Christmas music. Just blissful, blissful something-or-other in probably Sinhala or Tamil. I guess it could've been Christmas music, but I'll never know.

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[redbird]

I am reminded of my friend who has been a loyal customer of a grocery store in part because she walked in on December 23rd, and they were playing Bach.

[conuly]

And now she'll keep going bach.

[chanter1944]

This made me burst out laughing, loudly enough I was concerned I'd annoy relatives in the other room! XD Nice one!

[chanter1944]

That sounds delightful twice, once for the hot drinks, again for the music.

[hannah]

One of the best things about shopping at farmers markets in December: nobody's got a PA system.

[full_metal_ox]

One of the best things about shopping at farmers markets in December: nobody's got a PA system.

Wanna bet? My neighborhood Farmers Market has a couple musical instrument craftspeople who demonstrate their wares by busking to a pre-recorded background PA track of the same damn couple dozen Happy Boomer Dance Party and Tropical Vacation Getaway standards; hope you like Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys, and the Safe Latin trifecta of “Tequila”, “La Bamba”, and “Oye Como Va.”

[silveradept]

A little respite from the otherwise relentless assault. How lovely.

[flemmings]

Clearly my city needs more Sri Lankans.

[conuly]

Yes. Also, Sri Lankan food is yum.

[cellio]

What bliss!

Alas, we do not have Sri Lankans (at restaurant-support scale, anyway), so I am unfamiliar with the cuisine.

[conuly]

Similar to Indian. Heavy on coconut milk. Delicious eggplant like you would not believe.

[adafrog]

Nice.